Biographies

Mr. Jean-Francois M. L. van Boxmeer has served as Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of Heineken Holding N.V. since October 1, 2005. He served as Member of the Executive Board of the Company between May 1, 2001 and October 1, 2005. Joined HEINEKEN in 1984 and held various management positions in Rwanda (Sales & Marketing Manager), Democratic Republic of Congo (General Manager), Poland (Managing Director), and Italy (Managing Director). Executive Board responsibility for HEINEKEN Regions and Global functions: Human Resources, Corporate Relations, Supply Chain, Commerce, Legal Affairs, Strategy, Internal Audit and Company Secretary. He received a Masters degree in Economics from Facultes universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in 1984.

Mr. Maarten (M.) Das has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and Delegated Member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken Holding N.V. since April 25, 2002. He was first appointed to the Board in 1994. He was Member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken NV from 1994 until 1994. In 1995 he was appointed Delegate Member of the Supervisory Board. He took up Law studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Mr. Jose Antonio (J.A.) Fernandez Carbajal serves as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Non-Executive Director of Heineken Holding N.V. He was appointed on April 30, 2010. He is Executive Chairman Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA). He obtained a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering and a Masters degree in Administration from Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Ms. Laurence Debroux has served as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Heineken Holding N.V. since April 23, 2015. She joined HEINEKEN in 2015 from JCDecaux where she had been Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and member of the Executive Board since July 2010. Prior to this, she spent 14 years with global healthcare company SANOFI in a variety of senior management positions including both the Group CFO and Chief Strategic Officer roles. She began her career in banking and has previously lived and worked in the UK and the USA. She is responsible for Global functions: Strategic Planning & Business Control, Tax & Financial Markets, Business Development, Financial Processes & Internal Control, Accounting & Reporting, Procurement, Information Systems and Integrated Portfolio Management (IPM) at the Company. She graduated from HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) Paris.

Mr. Marc Busain has been President Americas of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2015. He joined HEINEKEN in 1995 as Managing Director HEINEKEN Burundi. In 2006 he became Managing Director HEINEKEN Egypt. He was appointed Managing Director HEINEKEN France in 2010. From 2011 until 2015 he was Managing Director CM/HEINEKEN Mexico. Prior to this Marc worked in Africa for three years in a Painting and Coating production company.

Mr. Frans Erik Eusman has served as President Asia Pacific of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2015. From 2010 until 2015 he was Chief Business Service Officer. He joined HEINEKEN in 1987. He has worked in various finance and general management positions in Europe and Asia, which included his role as Corporate Control & Accounting Director from 2003 to 2005. From 2005 to 2010, he was President of HEINEKEN France.

Mr. Stefan Orlowski has been President Europe of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2015. From 2013 until 2015 he was President Americas. Stefan joined HEINEKEN in 1998 as Sales, Marketing and Distribution Director for Zywiec in Poland. From 2003 until 2005, Stefan was Chief Operating Officer of Brau Union. In 2005 he became Managing Director of HEINEKEN Central and Eastern Europe. In 2007, Stefan was appointed Group Commerce Director HEINEKEN. Since 2009 he was Managing Director HEINEKEN UK.

Mr. Roland Pirmez has been President Africa Middle East and Eastern Europe of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2015. From 2013 until 2015 he was President Asia Pacific and Chief Executive Officer APB. Roland joined HEINEKEN in 1995. From 1995 to 1998, he was Managing Director of HEINEKEN Angola. In 1998 he was appointed General Manager Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Co. Ltd, Thailand and in 2002, he became Chief Executive Officer of HEINEKEN Russia. In 2008 he returned to Asia as Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (now Heineken Asia Pacific Pte Ltd) until the takeover by HEINEKEN.

Mr. Christiaan August Joseph (Chris) Van Steenbergen has served as Chief Human Resources Officer of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2014. He joined HEINEKEN from Royal DSM where for the last four years he has been Executive Vice President Corporate HR in the Netherlands. Prior to this, he spent more than 20 years in Senior HR and operational roles including Chief Human Resources Officer Cadbury, President Europe Cadbury, CEO of Quick Restaurants SA in Belgium and Managing Director Randstad Belgium.

Mr. Michel Ray (M.R.) de Carvalho has served as Executive Director and Member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2015. He also served as Member of the Supervisory Board of the Company between 1996 and 2015. He is Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Citi Inc., United Kingdom, and Chairman of Citi Private Bank Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Ms. Charlene Lucille (C.L.) de Carvalho-Heineken has served as Executive Director of Heineken Holding N.V. since 1988. She studied Law at the University of Leiden from 1972 until 1974 and obtained a Superior French Diploma in 1975 from Alliance Francaise in Geneva. She has also worked at Collett Dickinson & Pearce, designing advertising campaigns, and at Bureau d'Architecture Andre Piazza, planning, designing and executing stages of a residential villa. She started her carreer with the Company with an introduction at various office and brewery locations including Amsterdam and Zoeterwoude in the Netherlands and Paris and Strasbourg in France (1981-1983). Ms. de Carvalho-Heineken was appointed Member of the Board of Directors of Heineken NV in 1988 and resigned in April 2002 to become Delegate Member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Jan Derck van Karnebeek has served as Chief Commercial Officer of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2015. From 2013 until 2015 he was President Central & Eastern Europe & Chief Sales Officer. He was appointed President Central and Eastern Europe in 2012. Joined HEINEKEN in 1991. In 1999, he was appointed Commercial Director HEINEKEN, Slovak Republic. In 2001, he became General Manager HEINEKEN Beer Systems in the Netherlands. From 2006 until 2009, he managed HEINEKEN/CCHBC, Bulgaria and in 2009 became Managing Director HEINEKEN Romania.

Mr. Marc Gross has served as Chief Supply Chain Officer of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2005. He joined HEINEKEN in Greece as plant manager in 1995. In 1999 he became Regional Technical Director North, Central and Eastern Europe. In 2002 he became Managing Director of HEINEKEN Netherlands Supply. Prior to joining the Company, he held various management roles with international food and consumer businesses (Danone, Sara Lee).

Mr. Sean O'Neill has served as Chief Corporate Relations Officer of Heineken Holding N.V. since 2005. He joined HEINEKEN in 2004, following eight years in senior roles within the alcoholic beverages sector. Prior to this, he held international management roles in the UK, Russia, the Middle East and Australia for a global corporate affairs and communication consultancy.

Mr. Alexander Alfred Charles (A.A.C.) de Carvalho has served as Non-Executive Director of Heineken Holding N.V. since April 25, 2013. After graduating from Harvard College, he worked for Bank Gutmann in Austria in the Alternative Investments Group. He has been an Associate at Lion Capital since 2011.

Ms. Charlotte Machteld (C.M.) Kwist has served as Non-Executive Director of Heineken Holding N.V. since April 21, 2011. Ms. Kwist previously served at Procter & Gamble. She is a consultant in brand management, marketing and communication. She holds a degree in psychology.

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